CS Amina disappointed by Kipchoge Stadium delays

By Cyrus Sholim,

Sports CS Amb. Amina Mohammed has expressed her disappointment over delays in completing the construction of Kipchoge Stadium in Eldoret town, Uasin G...

CS Amina Mohammed , Kipchoge Stadium

Year in review: Pandemic puts Safari Rally’s return on hold

By Alex Kinyua,

@Alex_Kins It has been over a year since the Federation of International Automobile (FIA) sports announced the return of the Safari Rally to the Worl...

Safari Rally

Covid-19: FKF mourns death of Ivory Coast FA chief Diallo

By Citizen Reporter,

Football Kenya Federation on Sunday joined Africa's football fraternity in mourning the death of Ivory Coast Football Association president Augustin S...

Augustin Sidy Diallo , condolences , COVID-19 , dies , FKF , Ivory Coast FA president , Nick Mwendwa

Safari Rally adventure excites drivers

By Citizen Reporter,

World rally drivers are looking forward to next year’s WRC Safari Rally Kenya with great expectations. Speaking in a recent WR Magazine clip, leg...

FIA , Sabastien Ogier , WRC Safari Rally

JKUAT don to become first Kenyan ref to officiate at Cup of Nations

By Isaac Swila,

Dr. Peter Waweru, a lecturer at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is set to become the first Kenyan centre referee to officia...

AFCON2019 , Dr. Peter Waweru , Kenyan , referee

Elephants can’t find Yaya Toure

By AFP,

Ivory Coast's Football Federation (FIF) on Tuesday said it had "no news" of the whereabouts of star midfielder Yaya Toure, who did not turn up for tra...

Ivory Coast , Yaya Toure

Wilmots runs away from trampled Elephants

By AFP,

Belgian coach Marc Wilmots has parted with Ivory Coast Wednesday after failing to help the west African country to qualify for next year's World Cup i...

2-0 defeat , Elephants , Ivory Coast , Marc Wilmots , miss World Cup 2018 , Morocco , russia

Johanna out as vanguished Stars jet out for Thailand clash

By Jacob Icia,

National football team Harambee Stars will be without midfielder Eric Johanna when they collide with Thailand in Bangkok in Sunday’s friendly matc...

Bnagokok , Eric Johanna , Harambee Stars , International friendly , Thailand , Vasalunds IF

Graft and white elephants: Rio’s Olympic legacy

By AFP,

The Rio de Janeiro Olympics was a world class party, but a year later, there's no end in sight to the painful hangover gripping Latin America's bigges...

2016 Olympic Games , athletics , Carlos Nuzman , corruption , graft , Latin America , olympics , Rio De Janeiro

Guinea complete Kenya 2018 CHAN line-up

By AFP,

Amadou Sekou Camara scored a hat-trick as Guinea crushed Senegal 5-0 Wednesday to complete the line-up for the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN...

Burkina Faso , CHAN 2018 , Cote d’Ivoire , football , Guinea , kenya , Nigeria , Senegal

Tiote’s body flown back to Ivory Coast

By AFP,

Cheick Tiote's body will arrive back in the Ivory Coast on Thursday where tributes will be paid to the international by his former teammates, the Ivor...

Beijing Enterprises , Cheick Tiote , death , football , Ivorian Football Federation (IFF)

Rio’s ex-mayor denies Olympics corruption

By AFP,

Rio de Janeiro's ex-mayor Eduardo Paes has denied allegations that he took millions of dollars in bribes from construction giant Odebrecht in the run-...

athletics , corruption , Eduardo Paes , Rio 2016 Olympics

US, Mexico, Canada in joint bid for 2026 World Cup

By AFP,

The United States, Mexico and Canada on Monday announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 World Cup, aiming to become the first three-way co-hosts in the...

Ivory Coast name “big catch” Wilmots as coach

By Reuters,

Ivory Coast named Marc Wilmots as their new coach on Tuesday, describing the former Belgium boss as a "big catch." The 48-year-old, who was sacke...

Tokyo 2020 seen having $284 bn economic impact

By AFP,

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are expected to give an overall 32.3 trillion yen ($284 billion) boost to the Japanese economy, according to the Tokyo city go...

2020 Tokyo Olympics , athletics , olympics

Unfancied Cameroon look to hold off Egyptian force

By John Kyanda,

As the end of what has been an African Cup of Nations tournament laden with surprises nears, the odds look stacked in favour of Egypt to extend their ...

AFCON 2017 , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Egypt , football , Ghana

Five flops of the Cup of Nations group phase

By AFP,

AFP Sport looks at the biggest flops of the Africa Cup of Nations so far after the conclusion of the group stage in Gabon: PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYAN...

2017 AFCON , Algeria , Flops , gabon , Ivory Coast , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , Pitches

Future bright for Ivory Coast despite failed Cup defence

By AFP,

A young Ivory Coast side must pick themselves up quickly and look to the future after the bitter disappointment of their early elimination from the Af...

Cup of Nations , Didier Drogba , football , Ivory Coast , Salomon Kalou , Wilfried Zaha

Kalou announces international retirement after Ivorian exit

By AFP,

Ivory Coast forward Salomon Kalou announced his retirement from international football after the reigning champions were eliminated from the Africa Cu...

Cup of Nations , football , Ivory Coast , Salomon Kalou

Holders Ivory Coast ousted from Cup of Nations

By AFP,

Defending champions the Ivory Coast were sent packing from the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday after losing 1-0 to a Morocco side coached by their ol...

afcon , Cup of Nations , football , Herve Renard , Ivory Coast , Morocco